The 2008 Salwator Cup was a professional

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tournament played on

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. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the

2008 ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up ...

. It took place in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, Poland between 3 and 9 November 2008.

WTA entrants

Seeds

* Petra Kvitová withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by lucky loser.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Anna Korzeniak Anna Maria Korzeniak (born 16 June 1988 in Kraków) is a Polish former professional tennis player. Anna Korzeniak was born to Stanisław and Ewa Korzeniak. She began playing tennis at the age of five and was coached by her father. Her favourite ...

Olga Brózda Olga Brózda (; born 26 January 1986) is an inactive Polish tennis player. As a professional, her career-high WTA rankings are 281 in singles, achieved in April 2008, and 135 in doubles, set in August 2009. She reached twelve finals on the ITF W ...

* Katarzyna Piter * Angelique Kerber The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Lina Stančiūtė Lina Stančiūtė (born 7 February 1986) is a Lithuanian former tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 September 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world N ...

* Viktoria Kutuzova * Veronika Kapshay *

Mervana Jugić-Salkić Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a retired Bosnian tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached wor ...

The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot: *

Margit Rüütel Margit Rüütel (born 4 September 1983) is a retired Estonian tennis player. In her career, she won six singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 January 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 158. On 9 ...

* Huliya Velieva

Champions

Singles

Anne Keothavong def.

Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as high as 28 in singles and 11 in doubles. Niculescu has won several titles: three singles and ten doubles ...

, 7–6⁽⁴⁾,4–6. 6–3

Doubles

Angelique Kerber / Urszula Radwańska def.

Sandra Zaniewska Sandra Zaniewska (born 3 January 1992) is a Polish tennis coach and former professional player. In her career, she won ten singles tournaments as well as a further seven in doubles on the ITF Circuit, and was the runner-up of the 2009 Australi ...

, 6–3, 6–2

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